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Elon Musk tried to take over OpenAI in 2018, but failed
Musk, in turn, walked away from the company and reneged on a massive planned donation, reports Semafor. Musk told Altman that he believed the "venture had fallen fatally behind Google". But the Twitter CEO failed to convince OpenAI founders to take over the AI chatbot ChatGPT creator.
Engine nozzle failure behind launch anomaly of NS-23 flight: Blue Origin
In September 2022, an unpiloted New Shepard faced a dramatic-but-safe in-flight abort, resulting in no danger to human life or property. All systems designed to protect public safety functioned as planned. There were no injuries, no damage to ground-based systems, and all debris was recovered in the designated hazard area.
Snap acquires Th3rd that creates digital 3D counterparts of people, products
A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that four team members from Netherlands-based Th3rd have joined Snap as part of the acquisition. According to Th3rd's website, it creates digital 3D counterparts of people or products. These high-resolution digital 3D models are your building blocks for huge amount of applications.
Microsoft is Replacing Windows 11 Next Year
There are rumors from some sources (although unconfirmed) that Windows 12 will be completely different from the current architecture of Windows 10 and Windows 11. If these rumors prove to be true, it is predicted that Microsoft could launch Windows 12 as early as the end of 2024.
Samsung, Apple chiefs to attend China Development Forum
Lee arrived in Beijing to attend the high-profile annual forum, slated to run at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse from Saturday till Monday, reports Yonhap news agency. The meeting will run under the theme of "Economic Recovery: Opportunities and Cooperation", focusing on "opportunities in the Chinese market, stabilisation of global industrial.
Apple Mac mini with M2 chip blazes past all Windows desktops for Indian users
Apple has brought Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro silicon chips to its Indian users that packs more performance at a lower starting price (at just Rs 59,900 for M2 model). For a working professional or a creator at home office or the studio, Mac mini with M2 chip is more versatile than ever.
Over 23,000 techies lose jobs in nearly 82 Indian startups to date
According to a report in Inc42, 19 edtech startups, including four unicorns, have alone sacked more than 8,460 employees to date. The startups that lead the layoff tally include BYJU'S, Ola, OYO, Meesho, MPL, LivSpace, Innovaccer, Udaan, Unacademy and Vedantu, among others.
In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
According to a report in TechCrunch, which quoted data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the take-up of Blue service "has been fairly underwhelming". While $11 million is a small figure, we should caveat that this estimate does not cover web-based subscriptions. The figures cover the 20 markets where Blue has been.
Gordon Moore, Intel's co-founder and creator of Moore's law, passes away
Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced that Gordon Moore died peacefully on Friday, "surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii". Moore and his longtime colleague Robert Noyce founded Intel in July 1968. Prior to establishing Intel, Moore and Noyce participated in the founding of Fairchild Semiconductor, where they played central roles in the first commercial production of diffused silicon transistors and later the world's first commercially viable integrated circuits.
ChatGPT bug may have exposed payment information of some users: OpenAI
According to the company, the Microsoft-owned company took ChatGPT offline due to a bug in an open-source library which allowed some users to see titles from another active user's chat history. "It was also possible that the first message of a newly-created conversation was visible in someone else's chat history if both users were active around the same time," said the company.
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